Its atmosphere has been analized during an eclipse of Ganymede, the third satellite of the gas giant
Researchers are studying images of a mysterious bulge that rose up more than 200 km from the surface
IRAS 15103-5754, a star observed as it was turning into a planetary nebula, yields new clues as to the death of stars akin to the sun
A detailed study on the multiple star system led by Spanish astrophysicists has identified the period, mass and emission of high energy photons of the main stars of the system
Science magazine publishes special edition on findings of Rosetta, on orbit around comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko since August 2014
Optical frequency comb allows more accurate astronomical observations
Solar Orbiter (ESA) will travel around the Sun to study both solar physics and the Sun’s influence on the interplanetary medium, using instruments of local measurement as well as remote surveyal
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Apart from very distant, ultraluminous quasars -evolving rapidly and associated with galaxy mergers - there is likely another population of quasars that evolves slowly
The second data release of the international project CALIFA - a survey of galaxies carried out at Calar Alto observatory – will take place today